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Funny on Purpose: The Definitive Guide to an Unpredictable Career in Comedy: Standup + Improv + Sketch + TV + Writing + Directing + Youtube

By Joe Randazzo

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9781452128399 | Chronicle Books Llc, June 2, 2015, cover price $18.95

Humor: A Reader for Writers

By Marion Wrenn

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9780199362684 | Oxford Univ Pr, December 1, 2014, cover price $37.95

Comedy Writing for Late-night TV: How to Write Monologue Jokes, Desk Pieces, Sketches, Parodies, Audience Pieces, Remotes, and Other Short-form Comedy

By Joe Toplyn

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9780615953892 | Createspace Independent Pub, May 5, 2014, cover price $24.95

The Ten Commandments of Comedy

Product Description: Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work. Outlining the 10 commandments of comedy, the unbreakable rules that every gag must follow in order to be funny, this book liberates readers and allows them to immediately begin writing better and funnier comedy material...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781610351256 | Quill Driver Books, January 22, 2013, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work.

Teach Yourself The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy

Product Description: Explore the different elements of comedy, using a combination of practical exercises, insight and creative inspiration Whatever your preferred comic genre, The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy provides valuable guidance on everything from wordplay and visual humor to plots, comedy characters and different styles...read more

By Lesley Bown

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9780071775212, titled "Teach Yourself The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy: A Teach Yourself Guide" | McGraw-Hill, October 27, 2011, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Explore the different elements of comedy, using a combination of practical exercises, insight and creative inspiration Whatever your preferred comic genre, The Secrets to Writing Great Comedy provides valuable guidance on everything from wordplay and visual humor to plots, comedy characters and different styles.

Humor Writing: Activities for the English Classroom

Product Description: In an educational environment of high-stakes tests and school accountability, humor has been virtually banned from the classroom. That's a shame, and perhaps a mistake, since student success depends on engagement, and young adults seem to be naturally drawn to comic media...read more

By Bruce A. Goebel

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9780814122136 | Natl Council of Teachers, August 1, 2011, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: In an educational environment of high-stakes tests and school accountability, humor has been virtually banned from the classroom.

You're Funny!: Turn Your Sense of Humor into a Lucrative New Career

Product Description: You re Funny! is the next best thing to being in a comedy writing class. It covers the different ways to earn a living as a comedy writer, including writing sitcoms, jokes for late night talk shows, parody, stand up, and screenwriting.

By D. B. Gilles

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9781932907957 | Michael Wiese Productions, May 1, 2011, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: You re Funny!

And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft

By Mike Sacks

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9781582975054 | Writers Digest Books, July 8, 2009, cover price $17.99

The New Comedy Writing Step by Step: Words of Instruction, Encouragement and Inspiration from the Legends of the Comedy Profession

By Carol Burnett (foreword by), Joe Medeiros (foreword by) and Gene Perret

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9781884956669 | Rev upd edition (Quill Driver Books, May 15, 2007), cover price $14.95

Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Book On How To Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, And Get Paid Foor It

Product Description: The Only Handbook for Humor Writers!"What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke."Steve MartinBecome the funniest person in the room! With Comedy Writing Secrets, 2nd edition, you can master the fundamentals of humor writing and turn your comedic talent into a well-paying pursuit...read more

By Melvin Helitzer and Mark Shatz

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9781582973579 | 2 edition (Writers Digest Books, October 1, 2005), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: The Only Handbook for Humor Writers!

Damn! That's Funny!: Writing Humor You Can Sell

Product Description: In"" Damn! That's Funny!, "" readers learn from a true pro what makes readers laugh, how to write humorous pieces, how to add humor to serious articles, and how to market their material. Written by television comedy writer Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and longtime head writer for Bob Hope...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781884956447 | Quill Driver Books, April 15, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In"" Damn!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing

Provides advice for writing comedy, including television scripts, plays, feature films, cartoons, and stand-up jokes, and includes information on using comedy in business presentations.

By Jim Mendrinos

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9781592572311 | Alpha Books, July 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Provides advice for writing comedy, including television scripts, plays, feature films, cartoons, and stand-up jokes, and includes information on using comedy in business presentations.

Writing Humor: Giving a Comedic Touch to All Forms of Writing

By Ian Bernard and Fannie Flagg (foreword by)

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9781592660230 | 1 edition (Capra Pr, July 1, 2003), cover price $13.95

Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind

The professor of writing analyzes short fiction, sketches, essays, and scripts to discover the secrets of humorous writing and then offers aspiring writers practical advice on how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, and nonsense.

By Mary Ann Rishel

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9780814329597 | Wayne State Univ Pr, April 1, 2002, cover price $42.95 | About this edition: The professor of writing analyzes short fiction, sketches, essays, and scripts to discover the secrets of humorous writing and then offers aspiring writers practical advice on how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, and nonsense.

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9780814329603 | Wayne State Univ Pr, April 1, 2002, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The professor of writing analyzes short fiction, sketches, essays, and scripts to discover the secrets of humorous writing and then offers aspiring writers practical advice on how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, and nonsense.

The Comedy Bible: From Stand-Up to Sitcom : The Comedy Writer's Ultimate How-To-Guide

A how-to handbook for aspiring stand-up comics and comedy writers offers an insider's perspective on how to make a living through comedy, providing step-by-step instructions on everything from writing a screenplay and greeting card one-liners to gag writing, film, advertising, stand up, theater, and sitcoms. Original. 25,000 first printing.

By Judy Carter

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9780743201254 | Touchstone Books, September 1, 2001, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Provides information for aspiring comedians, discussing how to create a routine and hone ideas, working with a comedy buddy, how to develop and polish material, how to get started in the business, and how to get paid.

How to Write Funny: Add Humor to Every Kind of Writing

A discussion of the basics and genres of the comic point of view includes essays and interviews with such authors as Dave Barry, Sherman Alexie, and Melissa Bank. (view table of contents)

By John B. Kachuba (editor)

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9781582970547 | Revised edition (Writers Digest Books, August 1, 2001), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: A discussion of the basics and genres of the comic point of view includes essays and interviews with such authors as Dave Barry, Sherman Alexie, and Melissa Bank.

The Deer on a Bicycle: Excursions into the Writing of Humor

For his fourteenth book, Patrick McManus lets us inside the laughs. This guide, by one of the world's best-known and respected humorists, is an insightful and entertaining book for anyone who writes humor or has ever wanted to. (view table of contents)

By Patrick F. McManus

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9780910055635 | Eastern Washington Univ Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $55.01

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9780910055628 | Successful Stuttering, April 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: For his fourteenth book, Patrick McManus lets us inside the laughs.

Comedy Writing

Product Description: This guide examines the power of comedy and explains how to be a writer of this genre. Writing for radio, stage, TV, jokes, sitcom, stand-up, cartoons and children are dealt with. Each stage of the process is covered, from creating ideas and learning the craft, to marketing the material...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Jenny Roche

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9780844226835 | Teach Yourself, December 1, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: This guide examines the power of comedy and explains how to be a writer of this genre.

How to Be Funny: Discovering the Comic You

The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

By Steve Allen

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9780070011991 | McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1987, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

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9781573922067 | Prometheus Books, April 1, 1998, cover price $23.99 | About this edition: The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

9780070012172 | Reprint edition (McGraw-Hill, June 1, 1988), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

The Comedy Market: A Writer's Guide to Making Money Being Funny

Explores the opportunities available for humor writers in a range of fields, including stand-up comedy, television, film, books, magazines and newspapers, and the greeting card industry

By Carmine Desena

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9780399522154 | Berkley Pub Group, August 1, 1996, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Explores the opportunities available for humor writers in a range of fields, including stand-up comedy, television, film, books, magazines and newspapers, and the greeting card industry

Comedy Writing Workbook

Product Description: The whole range of tricks for successful comedy writing is examined in this book. The author, one of Bob Hope's top writers, analyzes what he does to produce one-liners, anecdotes, monologues, formular jokes, cartoon captions and teaches the reader how to master the skill.

By Gene Perret

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9780809575664 | Borgo Pr, November 1, 1990, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: The whole range of tricks for successful comedy writing is examined in this book.

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9780887346477 | Players Pr, October 1, 1994, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: The whole range of tricks for successful comedy writing is examined in this book.

9780806965543 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, April 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Provides practical exercises designed to develop one's comedy-writing skills, shares the secrets of great comedians, and offers advice on creating one-liners, formula jokes, humorous anecdotes, and monologues

Make 'Em Laugh

Surveys the history of American comedy, offers advice on creating funny speeches, monologues, sketches, essays, letters, cartoons, song lyrics, and jokes, and discusses plagiarism

By Steve Allen

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9780879758370 | Prometheus Books, September 1, 1993, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Surveys the history of American comedy, offers advice on creating funny speeches, monologues, sketches, essays, letters, cartoons, song lyrics, and jokes, and discusses plagiarism

How to Be Funny: Discovering the Comic in You

The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

By Steve Allen and Jane Wollman

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9780879757922 | Prometheus Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $33.98 | About this edition: The famous writer and comedian shares his insights into the world of professional comedy and analyzes the different types of humor, showing how each can be developed by anyone

Comedy Writing Secrets

By Melvin Helitzer

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9780898795103 | Reprint edition (Writers Digest Books, March 1, 1992), cover price $16.99

How to Write Jokes

By Hume R. Russ

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9780962823107 | Fun-E Productions, July 1, 1991, cover price $22.00

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